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Duarte, A. G.*; Katata, Genki; Hoshika, Yasutomo*; Hossain, M.*; Kreuzwieser, J.*; Arneth, A.*; Ruehr, N. K.*
Journal of Plant Physiology, 205, p.57 - 66, 2016/10
Times Cited Count：35 Percentile：80.36(Plant Sciences)The frequency and intensity of climatic extremes, such as heat waves, are predicted to increase globally, with severe implications for terrestrial carbon and water cycling. Temperatures may rise above critical thresholds that allow trees to function optimally, with unknown long-term consequences for forest ecosystems. In this context, we investigated how photosynthetic traits and the water balance in Douglasfir are affected by exposure to three heat waves. Photosynthetic carboxylation efficiency was mostly unaffected, but electron transport and photosynthetic rates under saturating light were strongly influenced by the heat waves, with lagging limitations on photosynthesis still being observed six weeks after the last heat wave. We also observed lingering heat-induced inhibitions on transpiration, minimum stomatal conductance, and nighttime stomatal conductance. Results from the stomatal models used to calculate minimum stomatal conductance were similar to gs-night and indicated changes in leaf morphology, such as stomatal occlusions and alterations in epicuticular wax. Our results show Douglas-fir's ability to restrict water loss following heat stress, but at the price of reduced photosynthetic performance. Such limitations indicate potential long-term restrictions that heat waves can impose on tree development and functioning under extreme climatic conditions.
-transferase gene in cyclamenKitamura, Satoshi; Akita, Yusuke; Ishizaka, Hiroshi*; Narumi, Issei; Tanaka, Atsushi
Journal of Plant Physiology, 169(6), p.636 - 642, 2012/04
Times Cited Count：71 Percentile：90.11(Plant Sciences)In order to identify the anthocyanin-related GST in cyclamen, four candidates of GSTs (CkmGST1 to CkmGST4) were isolated. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that CkmGST3 was closely related to PhAN9, an anthocyanin-related GST of petunia. Expression analysis at different developmental stages of petals revealed that CkmGST3 was strongly expressed in paler pigmented petals than in fully pigmented petals, in contrast to the constitutive expression of the other three candidates during petal development. This expression pattern of CkmGST3 was correlated with those of other anthocyaninbiosynthetic genes such as CkmF3'5'H and CkmDFR2. Molecular complementation of Arabidopsis 
, a knockout mutant of an anthocyanin-related GST gene, demonstrated that CkmGST3 could complement the anthocyanin-less phenotype of . Transgenic plants that expressed the other three CkmGSTs did not show anthocyanin accumulation. These results indicate CkmGST3 functions in anthocyanin accumulation in cyclamen.
potentially mediates the response to synthetic auxin, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, in 
Nakasone, Akari; Yamada, Maki*; Kiyosue, Tomohiro*; Narumi, Issei; Uchimiya, Hirofumi*; Ono, Yutaka
Journal of Plant Physiology, 166(12), p.1307 - 1313, 2009/08
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：13.07(Plant Sciences)
Hayashi, Hirotaka; Narumi, Issei; Wada, Seiichi; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Furuta, Masakazu*; Uehara, Kaku*; Watanabe, Hiroshi*
Journal of Plant Physiology, 161(10), p.1101 - 1106, 2004/10
Times Cited Count：10 Percentile：23.18(Plant Sciences)The resistance of strains Z (wild type) and SM-ZK (chloroplast-deficient mutant) to ionizing radiation was investigated. The colony forming ability of 
strain Z was higher than that of strain SM-ZK after 
-irradiation. For both strains, the resistance of light-grown cells was higher than that of dark-grown cells, suggesting that the light conditions during the culture contribute to the radiation resistance of . The comet assay showed that the ability of rejoining DNA double-strand breaks (dsb) was much higher in the light-grown cells. These results suggest that possesses a light-induced repair system to cope with DNA dsb.
